What color is #590F02?

#590F02 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Burned. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #590F02?

The RGB value is 89, 15, 2: 89 red, 15 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #590F02?

The complementary color is #024C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #590F02?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#590F02 color

#590F02 rgb(89, 15, 2)

Shades of brown

The hex color #590F02 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 5.9% green and 0.8% blue (89, 15, 2).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 96% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 83% magenta, 98% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Burned (#520B00), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.06:1).

#590F02 color codes

HEX	`#590F02`
RGB	`rgb(89, 15, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 5.9%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 96%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 98%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 83%, 98%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.79, 32.57, 26.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.79, 41.84, 38.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.302, 2.471, 0.308)`
Decimal	`5836546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #590F02, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #590F02	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#590F02 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #590F02 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #590f02; }
.text { color: #590f02; }
.border { border: 2px solid #590f02; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 15 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #590f02, #593a02); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #590F02?: #590F02 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Burned. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #590F02?: The RGB value is 89, 15, 2: 89 red, 15 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #590F02?: The complementary color is #024C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #590F02?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.